iShares Nasdaq-100 ex Top 30 ETF (QNXT) Expected Move
Expected move estimates the probable price range for a given period based on at-the-money options pricing. It reflects the market consensus for volatility over the selected timeframe.
iShares Nasdaq-100 ex Top 30 ETF (QNXT) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $17.6M, listed on NASDAQ, carrying a beta of 1.08 to the broader market. The iShares Nasdaq-100 ex Top 30 ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of the 31st -100th largest companies by market capitalization within the Nasdaq-100 Index. public since 2024-10-24.
Snapshot as of May 15, 2026.
- Spot Price
- $29.50
- Expected Move
- 8.4%
- Implied High
- $31.97
- Implied Low
- $27.03
- Front DTE
- 34 days
As of May 15, 2026, iShares Nasdaq-100 ex Top 30 ETF (QNXT) has an expected move of 8.37%, a one-standard-deviation implied price range of roughly $27.03 to $31.97 from the current $29.50. Expected move is derived from at-the-money straddle pricing and represents the market's pricing of a ±1σ move. Roughly 68% of outcomes should fall within this range under lognormal assumptions, though empirical markets have fatter tails.
QNXT Strategy Sizing to the Expected Move
With iShares Nasdaq-100 ex Top 30 ETF pricing an expected move of 8.37% from $29.50, risk-defined strategies sized to the implied range structurally target the modal outcome distribution. Iron condors with wings at the ±1σ expected move boundaries collect premium against the ~68% probability that spot stays inside the range under lognormal assumptions; strangles set wider at ±1.5σ or ±2σ target the tails but pay smaller per-trade premium. Long-vol structures (long straddles, ratio backspreads) profit when realized move exceeds the implied move, the inverse trade: they bet against the lognormal assumption itself, capitalizing on the empirically fatter equity-return tails.
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Per-expiration expected move for QNXT derived from ATM implied volatility at each listed expiration. Implied high/low bounds are computed as $29.50 × (1 ± expected move %). One standard-deviation range under lognormal assumptions, roughly 68% of outcomes fall inside.
| Expiration | DTE | ATM IV | Expected Move | Implied High | Implied Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2026 | 34 | 29.2% | 8.9% | $32.13 | $26.87 |
| Jul 17, 2026 | 63 | 25.3% | 10.5% | $32.60 | $26.40 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 126 | 24.7% | 14.5% | $33.78 | $25.22 |
| Dec 18, 2026 | 217 | 23.4% | 18.0% | $34.82 | $24.18 |
Frequently asked QNXT expected move questions
- What is the current QNXT expected move?
- As of May 15, 2026, iShares Nasdaq-100 ex Top 30 ETF (QNXT) has an expected move of 8.37% over the next 34 days, implying a one-standard-deviation price range of $27.03 to $31.97 from the current $29.50. The expected move is derived from at-the-money straddle pricing and represents the market consensus for a ±1σ price move.
- What does the QNXT expected move mean for traders?
- Roughly 68% of outcomes should fall within ±1 expected move and 95% within ±2 under lognormal assumptions, though equity returns have empirically fatter tails than log-normal predicts. Strategies sized to the expected move (iron condors at ±1σ, strangles at ±1.5σ) target the typical outcome distribution; strategies that profit from tail moves (long-vol structures, ratio backspreads) target the tails the lognormal model under-prices.
- How is QNXT expected move calculated?
- The expected move displayed here is derived from at-the-money implied volatility scaled to the chosen tenor: expected move % is approximately ATM IV times sqrt(T / 365), where T is days to expiration. An equivalent straddle-based form: the ATM straddle (call + put at the same strike) is roughly sqrt(2/pi) times spot times IV times sqrt(T/365), so the implied one-standard-deviation move is approximately 1.25 times ATM straddle divided by spot. The two formulations agree once the sqrt(2/pi) constant is reconciled.